Table 3.

Staging systems in AL amyloidosis

Biomarker thresholdsStaging
2004 Mayo stage with 2015 European modification of 2004 staging system32,33,38 NT-proBNP ≥332  ng/L (or BNP ≥81)
cTnT ≥0.035  ng/ml (or cTnI ≥0.1 or hsTnT ≥50) 
Stage I: 0 markers above cutoff
Stage II: 1 marker above cutoff
Stage IIIa: both markers above cutoff and NT-proBNP <8500 (or BNP >700)
Stage IIIb: both markers above cutoff and NT-proBNP ≥8500 (or BNP >700) 
2012 Mayo staging system34,38  NT-proBNP ≥1800  ng/L (or BNP ≥800)
cTNT ≥0.025  ng/ml (or hsTnT ≥40)
dFLC ≥180  mg/L 
Stage I: 0 markers above cutoff
Stage II: 1 marker above cutoff
Stage III: 2 markers above cutoff
Stage IV: 3 markers above cutoff 
2014 Palladini renal staging system35  eGFR ≤50  ml/min/1.73 m2
Proteinuria ≥5  g/24 h 
Stage I: 0 thresholds met
Stage II: either threshold met
Stage III: both thresholds met 
Biomarker thresholdsStaging
2004 Mayo stage with 2015 European modification of 2004 staging system32,33,38 NT-proBNP ≥332  ng/L (or BNP ≥81)
cTnT ≥0.035  ng/ml (or cTnI ≥0.1 or hsTnT ≥50) 
Stage I: 0 markers above cutoff
Stage II: 1 marker above cutoff
Stage IIIa: both markers above cutoff and NT-proBNP <8500 (or BNP >700)
Stage IIIb: both markers above cutoff and NT-proBNP ≥8500 (or BNP >700) 
2012 Mayo staging system34,38  NT-proBNP ≥1800  ng/L (or BNP ≥800)
cTNT ≥0.025  ng/ml (or hsTnT ≥40)
dFLC ≥180  mg/L 
Stage I: 0 markers above cutoff
Stage II: 1 marker above cutoff
Stage III: 2 markers above cutoff
Stage IV: 3 markers above cutoff 
2014 Palladini renal staging system35  eGFR ≤50  ml/min/1.73 m2
Proteinuria ≥5  g/24 h 
Stage I: 0 thresholds met
Stage II: either threshold met
Stage III: both thresholds met 

BNP, brain natriuretic peptide; cTnT, cardiac troponin T; cTnI, cardiac troponin I; hs-TnT, high-sensitivity cTnT; dFLC, difference between involved and uninvolved free light chain; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; NT-proBNP, N-terminal of propedtide of BNP.

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